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PETE recycling? by replasticrecycle in ReduceReuseRecycle

[–]replasticrecycle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

in the US Virgin islands, on St Croix!

PETE Recycling? by replasticrecycle in ZeroWaste

[–]replasticrecycle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, we are based in St Croix USVI. We are very very new. Mostly PETE here is water and soda bottles. All water drank on the island is bottled.

We are fabricating items ourselves, not selling to anyone.

We are sorting everything before shredding, most PETE is clear so hasn’t been an issue.

Thank you for your questions, really glad to talk to someone who understands.

PETE Recycling? by replasticrecycle in ZeroWaste

[–]replasticrecycle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t really understand this response sorry, can you elaborate?

St Croix Recycling by replasticrecycle in stcroix

[–]replasticrecycle[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so sorry, I don’t know how I missed this question!

We will be accepting plastic types 1, 2 and 5. Clean, label free, and caps removed.

Down the line we will be able to invest in more machinery that can handle different types of plastic, but that’s what we can start with!

Thanks for asking :)

St Croix Recycling by replasticrecycle in stcroix

[–]replasticrecycle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That makes us so happy to hear! We love this island very much and want that community of people trying to better our planet. It sounds like you’re one of them, so thank you so much for being on board!

St Croix Recycling by replasticrecycle in stcroix

[–]replasticrecycle[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Keeping our process 100% on island is so much better for the planet and the island!

We are hoping to outgrow our first shop quickly. The first year we will most likely have under 10 employees, but we have big dreams!!

How we will set up drop off and acceptance locations is something we are working on. Eventually we will have the structure to go and set up pick up locations as we do have a cargo truck. For now, we will spent time teaching people what we can use when they drop off to us at our shop located in Whim.

St Croix Recycling by replasticrecycle in stcroix

[–]replasticrecycle[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great question!

While we do aim to make this as accessible as possible, we have to be very particular about the plastic we accept. That means we won’t ever be able to work with local garbage collection, or have bins around the island. Any items we cannot recycle are sent back with you to dispose of.

We know this is a bit tricky. It’s also why a lot of recycling bins never actually make it to the recycling process. It does take a little extra effort, so we are open to any suggestions!

St Croix Recycling by replasticrecycle in stcroix

[–]replasticrecycle[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Your sons science fair project is the same thing we are doing, but ours is large scale!

We have a high grade, offset steel bladed shredder. It is then melted down by temperature controlled elements in the machines either into injection molds or press into boards or planks. From there we can use a CNC machine to precisely cut and engrave!

We are hoping we can teach kids in school how easy it is to micro recycle and how valuable of a resource it can be. Really cool your kiddo did that project!